Leica X2 Revisited

dave lackey said:
Ahh...just found a whole nother dimension when using the X1 (and the X2):

http://www.eye.fi/products/prox2?postTabs=1

On LUF, a member describes how he uses the Eye-Fi Pro to tether to his iPad and it works effortlessly.

Forget the LCD!:D
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This could be of interest...grazie Dave !

I have been thinking about the x1/x2 and, owning already the former I decided I'll not upgrade to x2. I do not know yet the x2 price where I live, but I know in the actual economic climate it will be very difficult to sell my x1 and as consequence it would become expensive. to buy an x2.
If the x2 had a slightly faster lens (f2) and more important to me not retractable ( I already had the dust problem) or a dust removal system maybe I would consider this. I know most of people here and on LUF did not have the dust problem, but I had it and I was without the camera for almost 6 weeks!
For sure x2 must be better than x1 but not enough for me !
robert
 
For $2.6k with an EVF, it's a no brainer for me: the X-Pro1...saves $300 and has a much better form factor with the EVF built in, and a lens that is two stops faster, and no AA filter. Not to mention amazing high ISO even at 25k...
 
digitalintrigue said:
For $2.6k with an EVF, it's a no brainer for me: the X-Pro1...saves $300 and has a much better form factor with the EVF built in, and a lens that is two stops faster, and no AA filter.
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Respectfully, please re-read this earlier post above:

Sure, I can buy a Toyota Camry for half a Mercedes Benz E-350. But, then , we already know that and I love Toyota products. I just don't drive Toyotas anymore, though.

We all have our buying preferences and there is nothing wrong with that.:angel:

I would appreciate keeping the discussion on the X2 in this thread and not about comparison with all the other cameras in the world as there are many threads already on RFF doing that and it won't add to the body of knowledge about the X2 at all. thanks,


:)
 
digitalintrigue said:
For $2.6k with an EVF, it's a no brainer for me: the X-Pro1...saves $300 and has a much better form factor with the EVF built in, and a lens that is two stops faster, and no AA filter. Not to mention amazing high ISO even at 25k...
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But the cameras are in different classes. The X-Pro1 is M9 sized...the X2 is barnack sized.
 
digitalintrigue said:
Sorry, Dave. The X2 is too little too late while also being too much $, IMHO.
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Yes, Robert, I understand. Please respect my request to add to the body of knowledge of this new camera. A pissing match will only cause me to delete the thread because I am tired of all this.

Regardless of one's preferences, I am trying to bring in new information for those of us who actually love the little camera. :angel: The tethering information with an iPad is an example of that which has never been discussed on RFF before.

Thank you for your input, regardless. :)
 
Just playing around with the loaner last night...macro, or at least a couple of quick snaps close-up! Time to explore this new world as it has potential:

(Disclaimer: these are quick handheld snaps with no extra effort beyond handholding as an experiment. Please excuse the lack of artistic, technical and other things that these images do not portray...it was just a happy five minutes with a fun camera:p)

Original images, not cropped:

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I would love to see some good closeups with the X2 when someone finally takes delivery.
 

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Yes, there is definitely potential...and this sort of closeup photo does not cost a dime extra!

Another straight up, no PP 8x12 image:

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Well, John, look at it this way...the photo from TOP shows the evolution of the Barnack camera (I can't even identify them all), so now the X series is paving the way for the digital evolution of the series.

What better way to start your own collection than with the X2 and working backwards, then forwards as the X3 comes out in a couple of years?:angel:

BTW, the X1 can be purchased at a very low price these days. Not quite in the IIIF range but getting there.:)
 
digitalintrigue said:
For $2.6k with an EVF, it's a no brainer for me: the X-Pro1...saves $300 and has a much better form factor with the EVF built in, and a lens that is two stops faster, and no AA filter. Not to mention amazing high ISO even at 25k...
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And a very tricky sensor to work with when it comes to raw conversion.
Sorry, the X-Pro1 leaves me cold.

The simplicity and excellent ergonomics of the X2 are what appeal to me most. I don't know that the EVF is all that important to me ... I'd probably fit an optical viewfinder most of the time. The Voigtländer 35mm viewfinder is much less expensive than the Leica. And if I wanted the EVF, the Olympus VF-2 is the same piece as the Leica unit and costs about half what the Leica does.

But that's why there are so many different cameras on the market. Each has its plusses and minuses, and appeals to various people for different reasons.

G
 
I am a happy X100 user with an XP1 on its way as I speak.

I have owned and loved countless Leicas over the past 50 years, but . . . To me, the X2 is too little, too late.
 
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